posted at 4:06 pm on May 4, 2012 by Allahpundit

Pure fun on a Friday afternoon. You’ll enjoy every minute, I promise. Just one question: Is the “Occupy” guy being completely serious or is he messing with Hannity a little? Pay particular attention at 7:00, when they start talking about all the wonderful things in life that should be free, free, free, and then again at around 9:00 when this tool insists he’s done earning a living by working menial jobs. He seems almost eager to confirm people’s worst suspicions about the attitudes of a young entitled socialist d-bag, which makes me wonder if any part of this is a goof. Then again, maybe I feel that way because it’s the only way I can rationalize the attitude seen here. Normally when someone from a “controversial” group shows up on cable news, they’re keen to shoot down the host’s worst assumptions about them. Not this guy. Points for honesty, I guess.

One other thing. Schultz suggests early in the clip that crime and violence in the “Occupy” camps weren’t committed by the Occupiers themselves but rather by derelicts and other infiltrators whom the NYPD sent down to Zuccotti Park. That’s predictable — they routinely disclaim responsibility for the culture in the camps, sometimes with media help — but there’s some truth to it in this case. The New York Daily News spoke to two drunks last year who claimed cops had found them drinking in public and told them to “take it to Zuccotti.” There was also a hot rumor at the time that the city was deliberately dropping off newly-released prisoners from Riker’s Island at Zuccotti Park to try to intimidate the occupiers out of the space. That appears to have been baseless, but word apparently did get around among Riker’s inmates that there was free food and shelter at the park for those who wanted it. Go figure that a big catered party inside a no-go area for police might attract a degenerate element.

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I think a lot of these people have serious mental issues — I’m not saying that to be mean — and believe that they would not handle the failure of their dream very well. They honestly believe in Communism/Marxism/Whatever. They honestly believe that the government can be a benevolent dictator. They honestly believe that dictators like Stalin and Mao “perverted” Marx. They honestly believe that Cuba is a socialista paradiso. They honestly believe that this is their one, last chance to save humanity and the planet.

Many of them have adopted Utopianism as a religion, in a way, and the only “redemption” that their faith offers is for those who completely conform, comply, etc. It’s like Heaven’s Gate or Jim Jones.

Just one question: Is the “Occupy” guy being completely serious or is he messing with Hannity a little? Pay particular attention at 7:00, when they start talking about all the wonderful things in life that should be free, free, free, and then again at around 9:00 when this tool insists he’s done earning a living by working menial jobs. He seems almost eager to confirm people’s worst suspicions about the attitudes of a young entitled socialist d-bag, which makes me wonder if any part of this is a goof. Then again, maybe I feel that way because it’s the only way I can rationalize the attitude seen here.

He’s probably for real. There have been too many videos taken at these protests(many of them have been linked on here) depicting some truly braindead attendees who appear to have absolutely no concept of how the real world works. This guy at age 29 should theoretically be a little more wiser for the wear, but apparently he’s bought into the whole “capitalism is evil” belief system. The fact that he uttered similar remarks using even more extreme language on MSDNC shows he really believes this crap.

I agree, AP, that it’s tempting to attempt to rationalize this in order to deny the reality that there are a lot of folks out there who think this way, but we’re better off not sticking our heads in the sand and instead dealing with the problem head on. Because like it or not, people like this vote. They can have a very detrimental effect on society if left unchecked.

This pathetic moron is now on Hannity’s radio show and Sean offered to find him a job. Dude refuses to accept any job paying less than $80K a year, because that’s “what he’s used to,” this is a dyed in the wool, entitlement moron. He is also, btw, pursuing his PhD is Sociology.

Allah, naturally, refuses to entertain the idea that this guy really is that clueless. I have no sympathy for them, nor do I find them to be funny. And so I don’t feel the need to pretend that this idiot couldn’t possibly be this pathetically obnoxious. Of course I also don’t rely on BuzzFeed and Daily Beast for my ideas and material, either.

This pathetic moron is now on Hannity’s radio show and Sean offered to find him a job. Dude refuses to accept any job paying less than $80K a year, because that’s “what he’s used to,” this is a dyed in the wool, entitlement moron. He is also, btw, pursuing his PhD is Sociology.

PJ Emeritus on May 4, 2012 at 4:22 PM

80 grand, are you flippin kiddin me!
That’s what he’s use to, as my husband said last night when we watched, his previous job was counting paper clips, and analyst my foot.

Again…the kid is a douchebag, but Hannity is a terrible interviewer, and ends up looking more like O’Reilly…which is a very bad thing. Stop talking over him, Sean, and give the kid a chance to look like an idiot. You stole both the time, and the image, from him.

This guy basically went on TV and announced to the entire country that he’s looking for work but hates business and commerce. While he might have an opportunity at NPR, MS-NBC or Mother Jones, the rest of the business community would arrive at the following conclusion: “L-I-A-B-I-L-I-T-Y”

Now, about for the claims about the police. For the moment, let’s assume that his statements are true. If that was the case, why wouldn’t the occupy movement volunteer to assist those businesses who were vandalized? Schultz mentioned that the purpose of occupy was to help others but yet, not one member of the group has offered to help those who were vandalized so his complete statement is a lie. Why doesn’t occupy do the “Christian” thing and help those who were so-called, “victims of the police?” At least it would help show the world that they’re caring individuals instead of hooligans.

Finally, how will those workers be able to earn a living if everything is supposed to be free? How do they get paid?

Is the “Occupy” guy being completely serious or is he messing with Hannity a little?

He is completely absolutely serious, and proud of it too.
I have a few fools like that in my family, and believe me these people get much worse than this zombie if you mention the 4 letter word :
“w o r k “

OMG! If I had any children like that I would smack them up
aside the head!

Amjean on May 4, 2012 at 4:26 PM

It’s not just the kids. They’re parents may be nutty too.

Awhile back, I offered a young woman a job with a decent salary and bennies and she accepted.

A couple of days before she was supposed to start to work, her mom called me and told me her daughter wouldn’t be able to afford her “nice” apartment on the salary I offered. I told her to have her daughter call me if there was a problem, and the dumbass kid spoke up on the other line!

Again…the kid is a douchebag, but Hannity is a terrible interviewer, and ends up looking more like O’Reilly…which is a very bad thing. Stop talking over him, Sean, and give the kid a chance to look like an idiot. You stole both the time, and the image, from him.

MadisonConservative on May 4, 2012 at 4:27 PM

I read your comment and I thought ‘MadCon just hates Hannity,’ but then I watched the clip and I have to agree. He didn’t let the guy get a word in edgewise after the first 2 minutes.

Continue down playing the OWS crowd as all opportunists looking to take the little conservatives have. Continue painting all of them with a broad brush.

Discarding these folks sure has worked well in Europe and America will see how it works come November when Barry takes the WH again.

Uppereastside on May 4, 2012 at 4:32 PM

Lowerbackside, you’re a f_cking fool. These lazy, unbathed, dumb$hit fools are destroying your city, and you think it’s cool. You better be on here come November so we can rub your face in your own $hit.

Again…the kid is a douchebag, but Hannity is a terrible interviewer, and ends up looking more like O’Reilly…which is a very bad thing. Stop talking over him, Sean, and give the kid a chance to look like an idiot. You stole both the time, and the image, from him.

MadisonConservative on May 4, 2012 at 4:27 PM

You know, I thought the same thing last night when I saw this live.

Hannity gets so into his “shootout” mode that he likes to ask a question, and hit him with another question before he has had a moment to answer fully. I agree that you just ask this guy a simple question, sit back and listen as he beclowns himself with stupidity, all with that smug snarky attitude.

No need to interrupt, let him make his case for a minute or two before you jump in and stop him.

Then, you are in good position to take a minute or two yourself and deconstruct all the nonsense he just said. It would play better to the non-partisan types if you let him have his say less interrupted, plus you know these idiots will hang themselves if you just give them a rope.

Hannity is upset at these people deeply, and I think he was being honestly sincere in his anger and frustration. Not a contrived phony confrontation. Still, I think it’s is a tactical error on his part.

Now, about for the claims about the police. For the moment, let’s assume that his statements are true. If that was the case, why wouldn’t the occupy movement volunteer to assist those businesses who were vandalized? Schultz mentioned that the purpose of occupy was to help others but yet, not one member of the group has offered to help those who were vandalized so his complete statement is a lie. Why doesn’t occupy do the “Christian” thing and help those who were so-called, “victims of the police?” At least it would help show the world that they’re caring individuals instead of hooligans…
Kingfisher on May 4, 2012 at 4:27 PM

OK that whole thing is a LIE anyway. Zuccotti park parents’-basement-dwellers got piles upon piles of donated gourmet free food, not one of them had to pay a penny for it, and they REFUSED TO FEED homeless people who came to share it.

That was when I knew the OWS movement wasn’t based on misguided and rather stupid young-adult idealism, but out and out “more stuff, only for ME” greed.

Again…the kid is a douchebag, but Hannity is a terrible interviewer, and ends up looking more like O’Reilly…which is a very bad thing. Stop talking over him, Sean, and give the kid a chance to look like an idiot. You stole both the time, and the image, from him.

MadisonConservative on May 4, 2012 at 4:27 PM

Totally agree. Shutup and let the loser dig a bigger hole for himself. Sean is too full of himself. His only talking points are “we want dirty water, dirty air”. His crap is old.

It was such an unfair fight that, I confess, I didn’t get as much enjoyment viewing it as I thought I would. The Guy Fawkes wannabe was just so pathetic — my cat could have out-argued him (and, come to think of it, my cat is a more productive member of society than he is too).

This moran wass bashing FOX News, yet he says he’s never watched it before. He just said that basically others have told him that Fox News is evil so that’s what he’s going on. Liberal indoctrination is the cause of the America’s demise.

GO aka The Race to the Bottom Party aka Suck the middle class dry party

You all can’t wait until non business owners are resulted to making 1 cent an hour. After all, 1 cent an hour is better than nothing an hour right?

Uppereastside on May 4, 2012 at 4:38 PM

LOL! It is the Left that sucks the middle class dry. The Left loves trickle down taxation. A nurse working in London, where it is more expensive to live than Manhattan, earning $36,000 has a 33% tax rate. An accountant in Leeds earning $60,000 has a 40% tax rate. While there are only 2 national rates in Sweden — 20% and 25% — (incomes in excess of $76,586.78 are taxed at 25%), the average tax rate is 57.77% due to municipality, church, and funeral taxes — all of which corporations and the super wealthy, who live on only capital gains and dividends, are exempted from paying.

The United States has the most progressive income tax system in the world and you will never find a country elsewhere where fully 50% of the working population is exempted from paying national income taxes.

The bigger the government, the smaller the citizen.

The Left goes after the middle class with its tax schemes eventually for the same reason that Willie Sutton robbed banks:

THAT’S WHERE THE MONEY IS.

Plus, it believes that they better know how to spend the middle class’ money than the people who earn the money in the first place.

I read your comment and I thought ‘MadCon just hates Hannity,’ but then I watched the clip and I have to agree. He didn’t let the guy get a word in edgewise after the first 2 minutes.

cynccook on May 4, 2012 at 4:43 PM

Haven’t watched the clip partly because flash has been disabled from my work machine but i do agree Sanity is unwatchable. Let the man dig himself dipper if that is what he chooses to do. Its so annoying when the far right (especially) and left pundits interupt their guests every 2 seconds.

Again…the kid is a douchebag, but Hannity is a terrible interviewer, and ends up looking more like O’Reilly…which is a very bad thing. Stop talking over him, Sean, and give the kid a chance to look like an idiot. You stole both the time, and the image, from him.

MadisonConservative on May 4, 2012 at 4:27 PM

I read your comment and I thought ‘MadCon just hates Hannity,’ but then I watched the clip and I have to agree. He didn’t let the guy get a word in edgewise after the first 2 minutes.

cynccook on May 4, 2012 at 4:43 PM

Yep. Hannity, in his haste to vent, lost a couple of opportunities to trap him in his own stupidit

Again…the kid is a douchebag, but Hannity is a terrible interviewer, and ends up looking more like O’Reilly…which is a very bad thing. Stop talking over him, Sean, and give the kid a chance to look like an idiot. You stole both the time, and the image, from him.

MadisonConservative on May 4, 2012 at 4:27 PM

I read your comment and I thought ‘MadCon just hates Hannity,’ but then I watched the clip and I have to agree. He didn’t let the guy get a word in edgewise after the first 2 minutes.

cynccook on May 4, 2012 at 4:43 PM

Yep. Hannity, in his haste to vent, lost a couple of opportunities to trap him in his own stupidity and simply laugh at him.

I’ve just now spent 45 minutes listening to Sean follow up with this strident member of the Democratic Party on his radio show. Sean wanted to help find him a job, but concluded his incoherence and anger made him impossible to hire.

Let us never forget, and let it live long in the annals of American political history, that the Democratic Party fully supported the mad, violent and incoherent Occupy Wall Street movement, which didn’t seem to be a very diverse movement at all.

Democrats and leftists: Please, STOP your war on the American free enterprise system.

And no I don’t think he was goofing. He had that look that says he thinks he knows everything and then he fell apart. He got so fricked up he started jabbering about just wanting govt off everybody’s back which is the exact opposite of what he is claiming he wanted a minute before.

There is an element of truth to the “mentally ill” possibility, because the devil does mess with peoples’ minds. The problem is spiritual; there is great demonic activity going on in America. This is why we have the general escalation of violence, school shootings, female predators masquerading as teachers, unprecedented greed, unexplainable acts of child abuse, and all the other symptoms of a dying society. It’s also why we have communist/Marxist/Democrat policies governing this land.

I grew up in the 1940s and ’50s, when none of these things were in evidence. What happened? Why is America so vile? Because we have literally kicked God out of society, especially the schools. God’s enemies have made America into His enemy, and that’s a fact.

Unfortunately, there will be no reversal of this dying. The enemies of God are a majority now, and things are going to get only worse. I said before that the 2012 election was already decided, and someone wanted references. God is not through using Barack Hussein Obama, the man of darkness, against America. You don’t have to believe me; just live long enough and you will learn the awful truth yourself. God Almighty is bringing America down, and there is no stopping it. You had better be prepared for life after the end of our freedoms and liberties, because it’s going to get exceedingly ugly before long. The Nazification of America is nearly complete – and that’s no exaggeration. And the possibility of Civil War is more than just a figment of someone’s imagination. May the Lord open your eyes and hearts!

The kid was genuine and there are more like him out there. I liked when he said his sort deserved to be paid by the evil corporations for using facebook.

The stupid is strong with these overgrown children. And when it comes to the few I’ve met, yes I absolutely do blame the parents first a society much much further down the list. These kids tend to come from relatively affluent middle class backgrounds (witness the explosion of iPad, Macbooks, Nike etc. that these kids have). Their parents almost certainly had decent jobs and the work ethic it takes to keep them. But there appears to be a massive values disconnect with their kids.

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Did you see him when Hannity was suggesting all the things he wanted for free. That kind of gleeful response cannot be faked. I used to be a liberal. He’s just a little bit more up front than most. And for liberals that watched it and though he was a plant… they are saying that because they rarely see their own liberalism exposed like that. It’s more that they dislike what they see in the mirror, but they don’t realize that this guy is exactly like them. They want to pretend this guy is a one off.

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